Personally, I think that the Outerbridge Crossing, Goethals and Bayonne bridges should be closed Staten Island-bound Monday through Friday from 5 a.m. until 10 a.m.

This way all the New Jersey plates using our borough to bypass the tolls on the New Jersey Turnpike, Garden State Parkway and George Washington Bridge will not be clogging the Staten Island Expressway.

THEN, when we Staten Islanders who are getting raped make the crossing home, we should pay in nickels and dimes.

Let the guys in the orange shirts count and roll the coins - it will give them a job to do.